The Christmas Eve masquerade ball starts at 7:30 pm and lasts until 11 pm. The first half hour is for admission, and at 8 pm sharp, it is time for the first dance.
The four of them in the dormitory had no classes in the afternoon and were busy with their own homework in the dormitory. After five o'clock, they went downstairs together to eat rice noodles and then returned to the dormitory to change clothes.
Su Luyang had never known that University A had such a tradition until Xiang Ling told him not long ago. However, he had attended many similar dance parties abroad and was not uncomfortable with it.
However, when Su Luyang attended parties abroad, he always went with his buddies. When he encountered a slightly more formal campus dance that required inviting his partner, he would go with female friends with whom he had a good relationship but who would definitely not develop further into a relationship.
This was his first time attending a dance with his lover. After Xiang Ling and the others introduced him to the traditions of the School of Foreign Languages and Literature at A University, he also learned that he could dance with Xiang Ling. Although his plan was interrupted and he couldn't dance the first dance, there were still many dances to dance afterwards.
The thought of being able to hug Xiang Ling openly.
excited!
"Don't be too happy too soon," Xiang Ling said. "This dance party is for socializing. You'll definitely be surrounded by a group of people asking you to dance."
Su Luyang said: "I will only dance with you."
Xiang Ling laughed twice: "I can't promise you that I will definitely dance with someone else."
"Why!" Su Luyang turned to look at Xiang Ling in surprise.
"Xiang Ling is very popular in our department. Even though you're the school hunk, if you really count, there are probably more people pursuing Xiang Ling than you." Ji Qiulin said, "You've only been here for one semester, so no one knows you yet. Xiang Ling has been here for over two years. He's a top student with a good personality, and he's not bad looking. He has a lot of fans in our department."
"Every Christmas Eve, Xiang Ling has almost no free time," Jiang Yuanhai said. "He's always dancing."
Su Luyang: “…”
Xiang Ling hurriedly explained, "I'm not showing any mercy. I only dance with friends I'm on good terms with. It's purely out of friendship, I have no ulterior motives. Everyone I dance with knows that."
Ji Qiulin spoiled the show, sitting aside and counting on his fingers, saying, "Yeah, Xiao Tiantian really doesn't like you, and that senior Liu really didn't give you a love letter, and sophomore Xiao Fang didn't give you chocolates on Valentine's Day, and Ke from the class next door—"
"Qiulin!" Xiang Ling ran over and covered Ji Qiulin's mouth. "Please be kind, okay? They really are just friends with me. I've seriously rejected every one of them. They just want to dance with me one last time. There's nothing else to it."
Covering Ji Qiulin, Jiang Yuanhai beside him silently added: "Many people's feelings are born from the last dance."
Su Luyang snorted coldly.
Xiang Ling: “…”
Xiang Ling tried to change the subject, putting on a perverted look and saying to Su Luyang, "You look so handsome today."
Su Luyang is really handsome today.
Because they still had some time before departure and the heating was on in the dorm, Su Luyang didn't put on his coat just yet. He wore a perfectly fitted, handmade white shirt, the hem of which was tucked into his black trousers with a light silver pattern, perfectly revealing his waist.
Because he was fiddling with his hair, Su Luyang lifted up the sleeves of his shirt and intertwined his slender fingers with the ends of his jet-black hair. The muscles in his arms kept tightening and relaxing the sleeves of his shirt due to the lifting movement.
Xiang Ling hugged the back of the chair, and was completely aroused by his handsome lover.
The suit that Su Luyang prepared today was tailor-made in a very old tailor shop in the UK. The clothes, including the vest, all have vertical stripes on a black background, with dark silver stripes, like a shooting star about to disappear in the dark night.
He prepared a complete set. The cufflinks on the table were silver-framed obsidian in the same color scheme, and there was also a Patek Philippe perpetual calendar watch with a blue sunburst dial. It looked low-key, but the actual price was over seventy yuan.
Su Luyang was happy to hear Xiang Ling praising him.
He attached so much importance to this dance, entirely because of Xiang Ling. This was the first party he had ever attended with Xiang Ling, and it was also the first time they could be openly intimate on campus. Furthermore... what Ji Qiulin and the others had just said.
So many beautiful girls want to seduce his Xiang Ling, he must become the most handsome bird in the whole place and suppress all the little birds with evil intentions!
He wants to use his most handsome side to make all the little birds give up.
"Oh, right." Xiang Ling suddenly stood up and dug out a box from his cabinet. "This is what my mother gave me when I was a freshman in college. I almost forgot about it."
"What?" Ji Qiulin asked.
"A pair of pins," Xiang Ling said, opening the box. Inside lay two pins, a split chessboard. Each square on the chessboard was inlaid with colorless and black diamonds. Putting the two pins together would make up a complete chessboard. "My mom told me to give it to my boyfriend when I find one."
Su Luyang: “……!”
Su Luyang gritted his teeth to keep an expressionless face, but he was cheering wildly in his heart.
Xiang Ling gave me the brooch his mother gave him! Ahhhh! Does this mean he's completely convinced of me?!
Xiang Ling put the pin on the table: "Can we both wear this later?"
Su Luyang swallowed his saliva, turned to Ji Qiulin and the others and said, "Close your eyes." Then he quickly walked to Xiang Ling, bent down, held Xiang Ling's face, and kissed him hard.
At half past seven, they had packed up and headed towards the auditorium.
The four men, each with their own style and temperament, were all dressed in suits and looked very handsome. They walked side by side on campus, turning heads.
When they arrived, there were already many people in the auditorium. After signing in at the door, they walked in to the sound of music.
Soft lighting, sparkling water in champagne glasses, various cold desserts on the table, and handsome men and beautiful women everywhere.
It's simply heaven.
As Xiang Ling entered, a girl in a red dress came over and patted his shoulder: "You're finally here. I've been waiting for you for so long!"
Xiang Ling smiled and said, "If I had known you were dressed so beautifully today, I would have definitely come here after six o'clock."
The girl in the red dress laughed heartily, pounded Xiang Ling's shoulder and said, "You're just sweet-talking."
Su Luyang, who was standing nearby and being completely ignored, said: "..."
Just when Su Lvyang was secretly feeling unhappy, Xiang Ling suddenly put his arm around his shoulders and said to the woman in the red dress in a voice only the three of them could hear, "Sister Xiaohua, let me introduce him to you. His name is Su Lvyang, and he's from my family."
Su Luyang: “……!”
Sister Xiaohua's eyes widened when she heard this: "Fuck, if he doesn't make a move, it's fine, but once he does, he's the school hunk!"
Su Luyang was a little excited, but at least he didn't want to lose face for Xiang Ling, so he nodded to Xiaohua very reservedly and gracefully: "Hello."
Xiao Hua was indeed impressed by his handsomeness and said cheerfully, "Hello, hello, I'm Xiang Ling's senior. We usually have a good relationship. You and he can call me Sister Xiao Hua." After that, she winked at Xiang Ling and said, "Awesome, brother. You can even get such a superb big babe. That's amazing."
Xiang Ling raised his eyebrows: "Don't you see how handsome I am?"
After chatting with Xiaohua for a few more words, they went their separate ways.
Su Luyang stood beside Xiang Ling and asked quietly, "Is she someone I can trust?"
Xiang Ling nodded. "Sister Xiaohua is a very kind person, especially loyal. You'll understand as you get to know her more. Today, I'll take you to meet some of my friends, okay? Introduce yourself to them."
Break into Xiang Ling's circle of friends? How could Su Luyang not agree? He nodded happily.
But then two girls came up to Su Luyang and asked, "Excuse me, are you Su Luyang?"
Xiang Ling: “…” Ah, here she comes, the little fan girl officially appears!
As Xiang Ling expected, the two girls came to ask for WeChat. One of them was even bolder. After chatting for a few sentences, she directly asked Su Luyang if she could dance Frist Dance with her.
Xiang Ling stood beside him with his arms crossed and an extremely "kind" smile on his face.
After Su Luyang finally sent the two away, Xiang Ling grabbed the back of Su Luyang's neck and said, "You're dressed like a peacock today. Did you come here just to piss me off?"
Su Luyang is usually very handsome, and with this outfit today, he looks like a hormone jet. His figure, appearance and temperament are all top-notch. He is truly a male peacock.
Su Luyang felt wronged: "I was obviously trying to save your face by going out to see your boyfriend. He's so handsome, aren't you happy?"
Xiang Ling snorted coldly: "I'd be happy if not so many people coveted you."
Su Luyang muttered: "What can I do? I am such a charming person. Even if you put a sack on me, there will still be people who like me..."
Xiang Ling: “…”
Xiang Ling: "Su Luyang! Why are you so rude!"
Su Luyang tilted his head and looked at Xiang Ling: "But I don't like them, I only like you."
Xiang Ling said, "Be quiet, don't let anyone hear."
Su Luyang lowered his voice and whispered into Xiang Ling's ear again: "I only like you, my boyfriend!"
Xiang Ling smiled secretly and leaned over to say, "I like you too, my big darling!"
After that, Xiang Ling took Su Luyang to meet a few more people, and it was already 7:50.
Xiang Ling bid farewell to Su Luyang temporarily, leaving him to his friends and Ji Qiulin and others, and went to the orchestra to prepare for the performance.
At 7:55, the host came on stage to make the opening remarks. Everyone quietly gathered in front of the small stage. Professor Lin, wearing a bright pink suit, walked onto the small stage amid the cheers of the crowd. The scene was immediately pushed to a climax.
Professor Lin spoke a few words lovingly and kindly to his students, then announced the official start of the dance. Then he took the head of the French teaching and research group of the School of Foreign Languages and Literatures - Professor Mo, Professor Lin's wife - to the dance floor, ready to lead the first dance today.
Xiang Ling walked onto the small stage at the right time. The moment the bell rang, soothing music came in, and Xiang Ling's lazy tune was transmitted throughout the auditorium through the speakers.
The senior students who are in their sophomore year and above, including the teachers who teach on weekdays, pulled their dance partners onto the dance floor without any shyness and spun to the tune of the songs.
The freshmen were a little shy at first, but as the atmosphere grew, they let go of their reservations and started dancing together.
Ji Qiulin and Jiang Yuanhai danced quietly in a secluded corner of the dance floor. They were very close to each other, their bodies pressed tightly together. Ji Qiulin even buried himself in Jiang Yuanhai's arms.
Not everyone can dance, but even if you don’t have any special dance steps, just swaying to the music is enough.
Most people were in pairs, except for Su Luyang, who, after rejecting another person's invitation, hid against the side of the auditorium, staring quietly and obsessively at Xiang Ling on the small stage.
Xiang Ling also found Su Luyang during the performance.
Their eyes met and never separated again.
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